OCT., 1900.1 BIRDS OF THE YUKON KEGION. 83 



118. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. 



A very restless t'uniily of this species was seen on Windy Island, 

 Lake Tagish, June 30, and Osgood secured one. I saw one at Lower 

 Lebarge July IS, and took one from a small flock near the Selwyii 

 River July 29, and Osgood one from a large flock near Sixtj^-Mile 

 Creek Jul}^ 31. We saw a large flock near Dawson August 1, a few 

 near Forty-Mile Creek August tt, and Osgood saw one 15 miles above 

 Circle August 12. Flocks of either this bird or redpolls were heard 

 near the Tatondu River and Charlie Creek August 7-8. I And no 

 former record of this species for the Yukon Valley. 



119. Passerina nivalis. Snowflake. 



At White Pass Summit I shot a female June 13 that had an old 

 fracture of the wing, which had healed in such a manner as to make 

 long flight impossible. I was informed snowflakes had been very 

 al)undant there earlier in the year. At St. Michael I saw two Septem- 

 ber 16, and a flock of about twenty September 19. Osgood took one 

 from a small flock September 25, and I three on September 28. 



Snowflakes were common on St. George October 3, but the two 

 young taken ( $ and 9 ) are indistinguishable from those from St. 

 Michael, and have bills smaller than the young of townseridi. 



120. Calcarius lapponicus alascensis. Alaska Longspur. 



I saw several small flocks at the Aphoon mouth August 27, and 

 secured one specimen. A few were found at St. Michael the last of 

 August, and large flocks there September 1-2. After that several 

 were seen almost every day until September 22, when the last were 

 taken. Osgood saw several at St. George October 3, and 1 saw one 

 at Unalaska October 5. 



121. Ammodramus sandwichensis. Sandwich Sparrow. 



A few were seen at Unalaska October 5-6, and two young secured. 



122. Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savanna 

 Sparrow. 



I saw several savanna sparrows on the marshes of Chilkat Inlet 

 June 1, and we took one at Haines, one at Skagway, and two at 

 Glacier. Several pairs were found on the marshes near Log Cabin, 

 a few at Caribou Crossing, and one pair on an island in Lake Tagish. 

 They were fairly common about Lake Marsh, and Osgood found a set 

 of four eggs there, securing the female July 5. After leaving Lake 

 Marsh these sparrows were not seen again until we reached the Alaska 

 boundary, when I took a young August 5. Osgood took a young 

 specimen from a flock near Charlie Village August 10, and young 

 were common at Circle August 11—19, I saw a number at the 

 Aphoon mouth August 27-28, and we found a few at St. Michael up 

 to September 11. 



